March Madness 2022: UCLA turns away Saint Mary's, returns to Sweet 16

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Tyger Campbell scored 16 points and fourth-seeded UCLA completed a more conventional path to the Sweet 16, beating fifth-seeded Saint Mary’s 72-56 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday.

UCLA (27-7), which went all the way from the First Four to the Final Four last season, will face eighth-seeded North Carolina on Friday in the East Region semifinals in Philadelphia. The Tar Heels are the more surprising half of that blueblood pair after they beat defending champion Baylor earlier Saturday.

"We love to go out there and compete and we're just playing to win," Johnny Juzang said. "It's the best feeling, especially in March, man. We have so much fun."

The Bruins lost star Jaime Jaquez Jr. to a right ankle injury with 6:58 in the game. He winced as he was helped off the court by teammates and later returned to the bench with his ankle wrapped in ice. Jaquez finished with 15 points, all in the first half.

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UCLA guard Tyger Campbell (10) reacts with center Myles Johnson (15) and Kenneth Nwuba, center, after a second-round NCAA college basketball tournament game against St. Mary's, Saturday, March 19, 2022, in Portland, Ore. UCLA won 72-56. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer)

"We've got until Friday until we play," coach Mick Cronin said. "Jaime, if he can walk, he'll play."

Logan Johnson scored 18 points for Saint Mary's (26-8), the only team in the West Coast Conference to beat No. 1 overall seed Gonzaga this season.

"It wasn't one of our better games, and you need to play well against a team like UCLA in the second round of the NCAA Tournament," Gaels coach Randy Bennett said.

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